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@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ We've kept the breaking changes in React 17 to the minimum. For example, it does
 We've made a couple of smaller changes related to the event system:
 
 * The `onScroll` event **no longer bubbles** to prevent [common confusion](https://github.com/facebook/react/issues/15723).
-* React `onFocus` and `onBlur` events have switched to using the native `focusin` and `focusout` events under the hood, which more closely match the React's existing behavior and sometimes provide extra information.
+* React `onFocus` and `onBlur` events have switched to using the native `focusin` and `focusout` events under the hood, which more closely match React's existing behavior and sometimes provide extra information.
 * Capture phase events (e.g. `onClickCapture`) now use real browser capture phase listeners.
 
 These changes align React closer with the browser behavior and improve interoperability.